3 year old doing naughty things because others are

Question

My 3 yr old daughter is a normally very well behaved child. The problem is, when she gets around other children, she does things that she normally wouldn't do and knows that she isn't suppose do. It is a terrible case of monkey see monkey do. Is this just normal 3 yr behavior? Is there something i can do to put a stop to it?

Answer 1

Yes, it's normal behaviour.  If you don't want it to continue, you need to do consistent training, have expectations of her, praise her when she's behaving nicely, and avoid situations that bring out the bad behaviour.  Explain to her that those children are not being polite, what a good girl she is that she doesn't act like them, etc. etc.

Answer 2

they begin like that and they end up in the streets avoid watching adult programs when shes around and keep away from kids that put that stuff into your girls mind.

Answer 3

Yes I have two children and both of them have acted different around their peers at that age [3-4], the behavior eventually dies out.

Answer 4

Shes a 3 year old! Of course shes going to get into trouble with other kids. Just wait till the teenage years, your really going tohave your hands full. The truth is, that is completly normal. You yourself have probably done things with your friends you know your parents woldnt approved of. All you can do, is continue to teach her what is good, and what is bad. Dont stop her from hanging out with her friends or else she will rebell (unless they are putting your daughter in harms way). Shes going to get in trouble either way, you just need to keep being her support and to keep teaching her whats right and whats wrong.

Answer 5

I put my 3 y.o. on a timeout (1 min for every year old) when she does something wrong, then after the timeout I talk to her nicely and explain why I put her in timeout and what is the right thing to do. If you keep doing this, it should sink in that if she doesn't want to be punished, she should not do the wrong thing.

Good Luck.

Answer 6

When my son was 3 I caught him throwing rocks at a puppy. When I asked him why, he said it was because 2 other boys were doing it. My roommate had a 7 month old child at the time and I asked him if he would throw rocks at her because other kids were doing it. He said, "NO! That's Kyla's baby!" I said, "Well, that puppy is someone's baby, too!" I made him stay in his room for 3 hours, then go apologize to the puppy's owner. It seemed to work. Good luck.

Answer 7

i dont have kids but my brother was the same way it perfectly normal but talk to your daughter about it and c y she does it.  Good Luck!!  

Answer 8

hey I am a caregiver for Preschoolers, ages 3-5, yes it is very normal for a three year old to mimic, In there mind they feel that they are always learning something new! They learn the good and the bad unfortunately. What you can do is keep explaining to her that this is not right, and this type of behavior can get her in trouble! Keep letting her know this after while this will break, when she learns that she doesn't need to mimic off of others!